Few Light Showers. Nothing Big Or Heavy!

Thick Fog over took the area early this morning across the area. Everyone needed to take there time and drive slow. If you headed out in the fog earlier I hope you all stayed safe!
Light rain across the WLFI viewing area through out this morning into early afternoon possible. We can see the light scattered showers in both the radar image above and below. Below is a better view as it is my local radar and shows what hits the ground. Lafayette, has only seen around a tenth inch and this is what I look for most counties to end up with today. Not much over a tenth inch. Between 0.01" and 0.05" inches.

I will check back again soon with a more detailed forecast and tomorrows outlook. Until then go ahead and have your umbrella ready however this looks more threatening on radar but it is not a washout! ;-)

Both radar images taken at 10:17am EDT.

When Will Cooler Temperatures Be Back In Our Area? Do We Have Rain In The Forecast? What About The First Frost? All This And More In Todays Blog Post!

Good morning bloggers. First off I just want to let you all know to be ready for some patchy fog if your heading out early this morning.(Patchy Fog Is Looking Possible At This Time Across The WLFI Viewing Area.)

Well, the sky is looking like fall with lots of overcast, The trees are also changing colors however the temperatures just won't work with us! All summer we have had below average temperatures give or take a few warm / hot days of upper 80s to 90s. Now that we want the cooler weather we are seeing temperatures around a good four to five degrees above average! COME ON WEATHER!! lol. So the question is "When will we get back on track and where we should be?" Well, I'M here with your answer. At least I'M here with what models are showing currently! Lets put it that way.

Our average high for this time of year should be in the middle 70s around 76* degrees. With average lows in the lower 50s around 52* degrees. What are we looking for today? Well we will look for highs in the upper 70s to low 80s possible. Right now we will keep it around 77* degrees. which is really pretty close to average. However I'M not ruling out a few more 80* degree days possible this week! Lows tonight however will be around ten degrees above average in the low 60s around 61* degrees.

Good news for all who love the cooler temperatures and fall as I know Becky, and I do, I see some temperatures closer to average back in the forecast off and on this week and then becoming a little more frequent as we start into next week. Yes, 70s are on the way! Just hang in there Bloggers. ;-)

As for when will we see more rain? Well, I have some models pointing to Friday however I'M not fully convinced just yet that we will see a good needed rain! Right now I am going to keep in a change. Around a 30% to 40% chance at this time. Because of how things went last rain we had where most in the WLFI viewing area picked up around five tenths of an inch, I want to wait until more models come in and become more clear. So I will be back again later on tonight with the latest! Do I see the possibility for strong to severe storms? "No not at this time."

First Frost?

Yes, it is also that time of year when we all start wondering when will that first frost be? Well, I have a little something to give you all a range! Do any of you have gardens? If so then listen up! :) Check this out below.....

Low Temperature of 36 degrees or lower
(Patchy frost possible in outlying, low areas)

For the Farmland the normal frost date is around September 27th.

Lafayette, the normal frost date is around September 29th.

For Frankfort, usually around October 3rd.

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Low Temperature of 32 degrees or lower
(Frost becomes widespread, with isolated pockets of hard freeze possible)

Farmland normal frost date is around October 6th.

Lafayette normal frost date is around October 9th.

Frankfort, normal frost date is around October 11th.

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Low Temperature of 28 degrees or lower
(Widespread Hard Freeze is Likely)

Farmland, normal frost date is around October 19th.

Lafayette, normal frost date is around October 21st.

Frankfort, normal frost date is around October 23rd.

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So now we have an idea and we can have the gardens ready to go! I know my aunt will want to know about the frost as she has a wonderful garden every year. However this year it has been going wild!

And last but not least I wanted to show a little something that is another reminder of Autumn! Take a look below. Thank you all for reading. I will check back soon..........

AUTUMN LIGHTS: Northern autumn has begun, and that means it's aurora season around the poles. "Last night, the Northern Lights returned to our arctic skies," reports Claus Vogel of Baffin Island, Canada. "After a summer dominated by the midnight sun, it was good to see the autumn lights again."The display was sparked by a mild gust of solar wind. At this time of year, a mild gust is all it takes. During the weeks around equinoxes, the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) near Earth tends to tilt south, an orientation that weakens our planet's magnetic defenses against the solar wind. The slightest gust can produce a lovely show.

"I'm looking forward to more dancing lights in the weeks ahead," says Vogel.

Developing Blog Update

Developing blog update on whats to come.

Preview.....

When will we see the cool temperatures come back to our great state?

Do we have anymore rain chances in the forecast this week? If so will it be more then a tenth inch?

How much longer will it feel like summer?
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All this and more coming soon..........




DEVELOPING........................

"Happy Autumn"

Most of the heavy rainfall did as expected and stayed to our south and east however the WLFI viewing area did see some rain. Note it was not a lot and we could use MORE! However some areas seen more then others. Take a look below.

Indianapolis, 0.20"

Rensselaer, 0.05"

Williamsport, 0.04"

Logansport, 0.04"

Remington, 0.03"

Kentland, 0.02"

Lafayette, Trace

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As for the heavier amounts in Indiana They stayed to our south and east in areas like Henry county where they seen rainfall around 0.45" inches. If we go just another county to the south oh Henry we will find Rush county where again they had higher amounts around 0.58" inches. You can see in the radar image below taken Sunday night around 10:28pm EDT.

You can see above in the Blue the real heavy rainfall. This image really shows what we was seeing pretty much all day of Sunday into that night. Just a lot of hit and miss scattered light showers. I know we all was wishing and hoping for more. However maybe next time we will see this rain take a more western track and head over our area. The lawns NEED IT!

Also I have been talking about this day here on the weather blog all month long and it is now HERE! Yes, it is the first day of Autumn! The air is fresh the trees are starting to change colors and I'M loving every minute of it. Oak so maybe I should calm down a little :-) So because it is the first day of Autumn I thought we would have a few quick Fun Facts about Autumn here on JIWB.~ What are leaves for?
A leaf is like a miniature factory. It takes the ingredients of sunlight, water, carbon dioxide, and chlorophyll to make food for itself.

~ Why do leaves fall off trees in the autumn?
In autumn, there is less sunlight because the days are shorter. Because sunlight is a crucial ingredient in the leaf "factory", the leaf is unable to sustain itself any longer. It becomes weak, breaks from the branch, and floats to the ground.

~ Why are leaves different colors in autumn than the rest of the year?
I'll bet you didn't know that leaves are really red, yellow, orange, and brown all year long; we just can't see it! The intense green pigment of chlorophyll actually blocks the pigments of the other colors. You could say that the other colors are "invisible". In the autumn, red, yellow, orange, and brown become visible and bright when the green chlorophyll weakens before the leaf falls off the tree.

To make things more fun here is a link you all can check out. http://www.quizmoz.com/quizzes/Trivia-Quizzes/a/Autumn-Trivia-Quiz.asp

It is a link to an Autumn quiz to see how well you know Autumn. I just took this quiz and I got a 60% out of 100%. Average for this quiz is around 51%. My 60% is a pass. Now go see what your score will be! I got six out of ten questions right. Not my best but it'll do! ;-)

Now I will check back again soon with more weather details and I will also let you know if we have any more rain chances for this week.

HAPPY AUTUMN.

Rainfall Totals From Last Night's Rain.

A quick look at Sundays rainfall totals below.

Indianapolis, 0.20"

Rensselaer, 0.05"

Williamsport, 0.04"

Logansport, 0.04"

Remington, 0.03"

Kentland, 0.02"

Lafayette, Trace
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We called for rainfall between a tenth inch and a quarter inch in the WLFI viewing area with higher amounts to the south and east. And it looks like most of us stayed around the Tenth inch mark this time around. Models where not looking great is why I wanted to keep a low call. More details to come here on JIWB later on tonight. Be sure to check back!